The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29
TALE OF 4 TIGER HUNT.

-a.ft-mau. Like the rest Of my
fIate always possessed q Colts re-
~ rf. a sufficient complement Of
Dor have I ever been without
CENTRAL hic. brceCh loading. double
.uu But the former has.
tte Years " my Indian career.
..4 m.'eIy i1rine burglar, who, thank
~ ia- never invaded fly bachelor
.f.gr aUl fhr latter has chiefly insti-
ri .llfrH4uce Boa my possession by
r. lafhful bearer something 90 do
...r lf- almost unused barrels.
Wf.n sos ihnf my gan IS "a choke bore.
.4I understand that il IS more suited
r.. shooting and the pursuit Of
..f Dllscr than for the destruction
tl-rr.lu Ia 1850 I was ia camp
-. iHt of the Tipperah hills
n. M WI- pitched under the
a..e .. l tl-t hanyan tree, and on the
t.f . picturesque Little bin stream.
II. f.f.. station where his highness the
l.r. ul independent rippcrah col
a. M f.lm sHen OF fellow sub
.If timber Boa his vast forests.
Id. .. aIs thc collection of matched
|N |"M N|H|| TIC ENM =
.gf N0hrmmeluu gentleman Of
rl. m influence. hospitablc. as al.
"a Indians of position arc hosDit
aIrr..aIls tD those in authority over
in1 H-...e mi Pheasant In his man
lU4r N0lammcdlns nearly always are.
OIL lf upon showing ne-who was.
a f. content 90 take him 10 his
N 'I.f Dee Wa- as good and stauch %
SOFIA n ls GuY Sahio Of them an. For
ag- .r ms arrival She hll ioik had
bach tn.l Goo look out for traces Of
ile. i-,Ie and 10 was with obvious
M .atsiactiou That my friend an
U.....A Que one lovely, cool m0rningin
If.em lthat he had succeeded In put
ra- ..t- hVud "a patch ol Jungle in which
Iui.I Id le tiger There WAS nothing
irf 0uf Quake "a ha-iy breakfast and
t..UI HIihAy uIsty gun aforesaid over
uf Shoulder the agents house. Tn
fortunately "a oul. cartridges ! had
afh mO HeiqDl Zee. il YOU Will believe
m. WfN .nIpel1t ] was 10th To- damp
DOL, lr..0 \ l,iasm by admitting that
Hl- tly armed for q tiger
lUu. .ui . l. htl 60 trust To- his skin
Mi0u-l Na' r. 0r the conquest of the
t..ranIt .. tet of our skins To me
$500. UrfDi sUrpt of honor on the back
u.-mI. HHI us seemed 10 me ok
f.meI urrtuu- Aug elephant. whose
n.i.m.nf-pr strutIc that 10 was as
nu0. I- ] could to hold on 90 the
r.e.. lis which thtal' ou which / sat
ISL. bounds Hul ga not help wishing
ff Nslc Fitted. e. au Indian god.
NfI Hu extra plr arms for the due
management 0f my tapOn 10 make
ml.t.r- moore uncomfahle. the mahout.
driver. behind Nisc back was
.nlsI Wa- efherery cold co.. very
fI.lteu.i fur li- te clattered dole
ml tn1 unlike mo of bis class. he
seemed unWIll ne totf
Ne were 10 pictuluc procession
enough s- ue s.arielr the forest 1
EI. tle nlF .n my elgaut next came
my M0.HumDlau irie with a gaudy
SKULL cap pcrc.eI gcryuch On one side
Of l- fYNiUa and ca locks. over his
shoulder WAS -lul- ancient single bar
4 l.Itl muIllc lNiolaC and b. was mo-
small comfort fo unt that. whatever
mlOnu IuNHfl lOihf~l tremorS might
i. ml lrIeul at .asr s full Of enthu
.u-m aul pleasant ambition Of an ex.
curg dl, vork. heh him came two
o.thfee Mus-0 lnans ana like himself.
And tle rear Ns brough, by "a mlscel.
aneou- crowd Dot Tlppts M|anipurls
and plains people Who been ina
pressed a- heator-
ItWa- lovely morning ht. clear
and co0i-lud even 100 nay swhat ex
cited state Do Nae Imposapi1t % ad-
miIe tlc lovely elmpses OF IA scenery.
which opened o. our right aeft as we
maie our W4y slowly mp Ted Of the
lu.e stream Bog which u, 'had been
pitched Every NOW ANA "-tie passed
d. small 1lpperau village. wooden
houses raised Ike those oi all eastern
lI folk. on piles some SIX nfen feet
above the level w. thc ground one an
ancient headmau, gray and ben n age.
advanced 10 wish us success IN effort
DO rl tine countryside OF q p,hoee
Mlire. had thnled tine cattl the
"uU-hoor'ng Villages Woiully as
a.~sn.wielged his salaams, lrtilv
| wished that my place could hAeen
taken hs some one better armed aora
lilfm than myself. But soon VIII
aso. crew rarer. the patches Dion
paddy. set Ia q frame Of dark, denn-
rr reimbursement We heard tim I
Cy of Jungle fowl ian the w0odd
the coong Of innumcrable dom
Wc icathely branches OF thei
tambo0s soon the path becau
most impossible. and the elephant q
driver were busy tearing down bra
aal clearing q way fov as through
dense underground OF t~reetcrn and
.s0ns towering creepcrs. Where
Shade was deusest. the air struck
even 10 my well clothed limbs, and n
Nunathize with the trcmors OF my
naked mahout. and again, when
emerged into a clearing deserted by
Msrtfury cultivation OF the hill peg
tte sun struck hercely aud rendered
protection Of ones huge u hat y
Grateful Al last. and. as | thought, Z
to9soou. we reached the patch OF 10
which had been uetted The beaters
a~prearei by jungle paths t0right and
ttc Mussulmans climbed into conNen.
tlee. and. with an occasional iriet
shout % me. pcered aDXiously into
dense Jungle below. Presently we nj
thar tle beating had begun, for we he
ue distant sound 81 shouts and tonic
asaund which raised strange elation
excitement even IN my unsportsman
bosom. and for a moment | forgot th'
aul u my hands only a choke bore
loalel with snlpe shot that | was h
rgwith might aud main 10 my uncer'
seat ou 10 nervous and unframed elcphl
anl that. u the tiger charged, should